China's Xinjiang Hit By Deadly Clashes -- BBC
Clashes in China's restive Xinjiang region have left 21 people dead, including 15 police officers and officials, authorities say.
The violence occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Bachu county, Kashgar prefecture.
The foreign ministry said it had been a planned attack by a "violent terrorist group", but ethnic groups questioned this.
There have been sporadic clashes in Xinjiang in recent years.
The incidents come amid rumbling ethnic tensions between the Muslim Uighur and Han Chinese communities. In 2009 almost 200 people - mostly Han Chinese - were killed after deadly rioting erupted.
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Clashes between police and Uighers in China leave 21 dead -- L.A. Times
Bloody Clash Kills 21 in Northwest China -- Wall Street Journal
Gun Battle in China's Xinjiang Kills 21 People -- Voice of America
‘Terrorist attack’ by knife, ax leaves 21 dead in Chinese village -- Washington Times
21 Dead in Clash with ‘Gangsters’ in Western China -- New York Times
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